2.1 Rats And Empathy

In both of these articles it shows that rats naturally chose to help out fellow who were in trouble. However when these rats were of different colours or strains they were hesitant to help. What turned out to make the difference in whether they would help or not was whether they were of different strains but rather if they had any familiarity with that rat or a similar rat. Once they had familiarity, the desire to help another was tested and 80% of rats would choose helping their comrade over getting food.

An albino rat prepares to help a trapped black-hooded companion.

Given a choice between eating chocolate and helping a pal, rats make the noble decision.

Rats forsake chocolate to save a drowning companion(Science)

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America's History: For the AP Course, Ninth Edition. Chapter 24, "Cold War America", Pages 752-753, 758, 770-771.   Information on political relations and interactions between countries at the time. Fear mongering acts occurring in the U.S.. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb . www.imdb.com . Accessed 6 May 2019. “Dr. Strangelove’s ‘Doomsday Machine’: It’s Real.” NPR.Org , . Accessed 6 May 2019.  Information on the Perimeter Project and the real doomsday device. Geist, Edward. “Was There a Real ‘Mineshaft Gap’? Bomb Shelters in the USSR, 1945–1962.” Journal of Cold War Studies , vol. 14, no. 2, Apr. 2012, pp. 3–28. MIT Press Journals , doi:10.1162/JCWS_a_00219.   Milestones: 1945–1952 - Office of the Historian . Accessed 6 May 2019. Nuclear Deterrence . Accessed 6 May 2019.  Information on the Nuclear Triad and americas defense system.
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